HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-01-15 Snow Emergency Routes Go into Effect at 1 pm Sunday
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Snow Emergency Route Restrictions Go into Effect at 1 p.m. on
Sunday, January 16
Leesburg, VA (January 15, 2022) – The
National Weather Service has issued a
Winter Weather Advisory for the
Leesburg area from 1 p.m. Sunday,
January 16, through 1 a.m. Monday,
January 17. Current forecasts call for up
to four inches of snow, beginning
Sunday afternoon and into Monday
morning. The heaviest snowfall is
expected Sunday afternoon, with
precipitation transitioning to freezing
rain Sunday evening. In preparation for
snow removal operations, Town officials will put snow emergency route restrictions into effect
on Sunday, January 16, at 1 p.m.
When snow emergency route restrictions are in place, no on-street parking is allowed on the
following roadways:
• King Street, from the Union Cemetery to Country Club Drive
• Loudoun Street, from Liberty Street to Harrison Street
• Market Street, from Fairview Street east to the Route 7/15 Bypass
A pdf version of the snow emergency routes map is available on the town website.
Any vehicles remaining on designated snow emergency routes once snow removal operations
begin will be towed at the owners’ expense.
Residents are encouraged to remove vehicles and other items, like trailers, trash cans, and
basketball goals, from all public roads within the town to assist snow clearing efforts.
For more information about the town’s snow removal operations, visit
www.leesburgva.gov/snowremoval.
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